The Investigation of Intestinal Parasites in Foreign High School Students
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The Investigation of Intestinal Parasites in Foreign High School Students

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2010;34(3):176-178
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Abstract

Intestinal parasites are important health problem especially in undeveloped or underdeveloped countries with low socio‐economic status,. In this study, stool and cellophane tape samples were analyzed for intestinal parasites in 192 foreign students who were came from 28 different countries and attending a high school with the age of 15 to 21 (age mean: 17.92±1.30) in Kayseri. At least one or more intestinal parasite species were found in 73 (38 %) of them. The distribution of parasites which were detected in stool samples as follow; Blastocystis hominis; 63 (32.8%); Giardia intestinalis, 13 (6.7 %); Endolimax nana, 8 (4.1%); Entamoeba coli, 7 (3.6%); Iodamoeba butschlii, 1 (0.52%). There was no any parasite in cellophane tape samples.

Keywords: Intestinal parasites, foreign students, Kayseri